Washboard.



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I WASHBOA'RD.

APPLICATION 1 1 111) NOV. 24, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

attain:

Patented March 8, 1904.

. UNITED STATES PA FFICE.

HAROLD M. HAAS, or cixcmm'rr'onio. f V

WASHBOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 754,300, dated March 8, 1904.

Application filed November 24,1903. Serial No. 182,477. No niotle1.

To (LIZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HAROLD M. HAAS, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in lVashboards, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in washboards; and its object is to provide a. soaping device which is adapted I .to automatically supply soap to garments rubbed upon the board; A further object is to provide a soap-holder of novel construction which is adapted to keep the soap normally projected beyond the working face of the board.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of a washboard having an aperture adjacent the upper end of the scrubbing-surface thereof, and bars extend across the front end of this aperture and serve to limit the movement of a cake of soap adapted to be placed within the aperture. A block these strips are preferably constructed-of gal vanized wire or other material which will not Z corrode; Ablock 6 is arranged in rear of the bears upon the inner face of the cake and is F normally pressed against by means of a springwlnch 1s interposed between the block and a.

detachable cross-bar.

The invention also consists mthe novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully described, illustratcd, and claimed.

In the accompanyingdrawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a washboard constructed strips 5 extend across the aperture 4, and

A scrubbing-face 3 is aperture 1 and bears loosely upon the central portion of a bow-spring T, the ends of which are slotted, as shown at 8, to receive guidepins 9. These pins project inwardly from a cross-bar 10, one end of which detachably engages a strap 11, secured to the rear edge of one of the side strips 1, while the other end is retained in position by a button'12.

In using this device the cake of soap 13 is placed within the aperture 1 and upon the retaining-strips 5. v The block 6 is then placed upon the rear face of the cake, and bar 10 is inserted under the strap 11 and is secured in place by the button 12. Spring 7 will bear upon the block 6 and will be compressed therebyand will hold the cake 13 firmly seated within the apertures. \Ylien it is desired to apply soap to the garments, it is merely necessary to rub the same upon the retainingstrips 5 and the outer face of the cake 13. As this outer face wears away the spring 7 will expand and retain the cake at all times firmly in position upon the strips. The block (5 is 1 smaller than the aperture 4 and can therefore be pressed thereinto, thereby permitting the use of every portion of the cake.

'hen it is desired to insert a new cake, it is merely necessary to detach the cross-bar l0 and repeat the operation above described.

. In the foregoing description I have shown the preferred form of my invention; butl do not limit myself thereto, as 1 am aware that modifications may be made therem without departing from tne spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof, and 1 therefore re-.

serve the rightto make such changes as fairly fall within the scope of my invention.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as'new 1s In a wa-shboard, the combination with side strips, a retaining-strap upon one of the side strips, and EtlOClililg devlce on the other strip;

of an apertured head interposed between the,

side Strips, i etaining-strips extending a c'l o ss ing through tlji'e s 'ljots, said bow-Spring being the aperture and secured to the head, a crdss ba'r adapted to engage the strap and to be secured in position by the lqcking device, a block interposed between the cross-bar and the aperture, 3. long'itudinelly-slottedbowsp ring bearing upon the block, and gu ide-, pins extending from the cross-bar and pr0 ect-- adapted to project the block into the aperture. IO In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence'of two witnesses.

' HAROLD M. HAQASr Witnesse's:

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